I did it...day 15!!

It was a rough start. I didn't want to go to Boot Camp this morning. I woke up before 7:00 and thought,"I'll just snooze a little longer. I don't have to be up until 7:30." Let's face it...I'm going to work out and sweat my GUTS out. All I do to get ready is brush my teeth and make sure my hair isn't standing on end! So I stayed in bed...my soft, cozy, comfy bed.......

Finally dragging myself out at 7:45, I brushed my teeth, fought the girls into a sports bra, threw on some clothes, grabbed a banana and my water, and raced out the door. I really didn't want to. All I could think was, "I HATE this. I DON'T want to do this!"

I was too busy focusing on how much I HATE it, I didn't realize I had already done the hardest part...I got out of bed and was on my way! I ended up calling a friend. I'm so thankful for my friends!!!!

Cyn is one of my ScrapShare friends. She is an aerobics instructor. Who better to call when I don't want to be there?! She encouraged me....reminding me how much I like it that my clothes are fitting different. She reminded me of why I'm doing this. There are many people I could have called for the same thing, but I thought the aerobics instructor might bust my butt more!!

I got there and began the workout. And something happened! Something shocking...at least to me. I could do it! I could complete the exercises!! My form may not have been perfect, but I could DO IT!! When we first started, I could barely hold the bridge pose. That's the exercise where we're holding ourselves up, parallel to the floor on our forearms and toes. When we first started, I could hardly hold it for 10 seconds...and that was grunting and dripping sweat like a faucet from the tip of my nose. Today I was able to hold the bridge for the whole minute! One whole minute!!

Throughout the whole workout, I was able to do all of them!! Other days, I've had to stop and catch my breath, then catch up with the group. Today, I was able to keep up with the group!! I was able to do each and every single exercise! Yay Me!!!

Now...for the comic relief. :)
Most days after our workout, we walk a mile and chat along the way. Today as we were on the return path to our cars, I said, "OMG...what's that?" There up in front of us, on the side of the road, was some weird black and white, long and skinny thing...moving towards the road. About that time, I realized what it was. "Oh look at the mommy skunk and her babies!" They were so cute! They looked like tiny kittens! When I said that outloud, it registered with all of us at the same time and we stopped in our tracks! We watched them as they continued along the right side of the road, coming toward us!! Elaine said,"What are we gonna do? They're coming this way." About that time, they decided to cross the road...so we continued to stand still and watch. But then Mommy Skunk began leading her litter down the LEFT side of the road....still towards us where we were standing motionless! She led them a little off the path...about 3 feet from the roadside where we were walking, so I decided that was our chance. "Come on guys, let's make a run for it before she does something we won't like." So we take off at a quick walk, keeping our eyes on her. Just as we became even with her and the babies, she spotted us!! OH NO! She ran around her kittens (that's what baby skunks are called...I looked it up! LOL) and put herself between us and them and raised her head looking at us. We took off!! You have never seen a group of middle aged women running so fast in all your life!!

When we stopped running, we looked back at the cute family of skunks waddling along the roadside, going the other direction. And we laughed and laughed and laughed!! It's really hard to laugh and run at the same time!

Today, I just believe~~~